Technical

Official Number: 137182
Yard Number: 575
Completed: 1915
Gross Tonnage: 212
Net Tonnage: 91
Length: 115.7 ft
Breadth: 22.3 ft
Depth: 12.1 ft
Built: Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Engine: T.3-cyl by Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

1915: Launched by Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.575) for Aberdeen Steam Trawling & Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen as STRATHDEVON.
11.1915: Completed. John Brown designated manager. Requisitioned for war service from the builder.
2.12.1915: Registered at Aberdeen (A539). Fitted out as a minesweeper (1-3pdr, 1-7.5” A/S Howitzer). Based Dover.
By 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Aberdeen.
1926: George Massie appointed manager.
1938: W. Rhind appointed manager.
25.1.1940: Requisitioned for war service as a patrol vessel (P.No. FY1813) (Hire rate £58.6.0d/month) (Ad.No.1960).
12.1941: Employed on miscellaneous Naval duties.
2.1942: Returned to owner.
17.12.1942: Sold to The Don Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen. Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys, designated manager. Fishing out of Fleetwood.
5.5.1943: Typical wartime landing. 637 kits – hake-520, cod/codling-3, ling/coley-106, roker-4, dogs-4.
2.2.1945: Last landing at Fleetwood.
3.2.1945: Sold to River Ness Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen. George Craig designated manager.
8.9.1955: Sold to River Ness Fishing Co (1955) Ltd, Aberdeen. George Craig designated manager.
3.1958: Sold to Jacques Bakker en Zonen, Bruges for breaking up.
19.3.1958: Delivered Bruges.
1.4.1958: Aberdeen registry closed.

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S.T. Strathdevon A539
Picture by Donald Smith courtesy of The Mark Stopper Collection

Changelog

06/06/2010: Page published. 5 updates since then.
05/08/2018: Removed FMHT watermark.
06/08/2021: Updated history.